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It is all but confirmed that HTC will be releasing the its flagship ‘M7′ handset at an upcoming event on February 19th. The specs of the handset are all but known, and an alleged press render of the phone also leaked last week.

Today, @evleaks has once again leaked a press release render of the M7 in black. The pic once again shows the unique ‘HTC’ home button on the M7, along with the new Sense 5 home screen.

HTC is the only Android OEM that has consistently set the bar with top-notch build quality and unique design. The M7 actually looks like a step back in that direction with a design that resembles the iPhone 5.

The M7 is expected to arrive on all the four major U.S carriers soon after HTC unveils the handset on February 19th. The rumored specs of the handset include a 4.7-inch 1080p screen, a 13MP ‘Ultrapixel’ camera, 32GB of on-board storage, and a quad-core 1.7GHz Krait processor.

HTC will be unveiling its newest flagship smartphone on February 19th, in parallel press conferences held in New York and London. The star of the show will certainly be the smartphone we have been have been reading about under the codename M7.

Last week, FrAndroid suggested that the M7 will retain its name when its launched officially in France on March 8 for €649.99 (about $870). However, @evleaks, a Taiwanese tipster who has been accurate before, is now suggesting that the M7 might be just a codename. The fresh report suggests that HTC will officially unveil the M7 as the HTC One. Evleaks has also obtained a high-resolution press shot of the HTC One, which shows off the 4.7” monster in all its glory.

The HTC One will be powered by a 1.7 GHz Snapdragon processor, and feature 2 gigs of RAM, 32 gigs of internal storage, a 13 megapixel rear camera, and a 2 megapixel front camera. The rear camera is speculated to be using a stacked sensor with ultrapixels that will boast of an extremely impressive f/2.0 aperture. The camera will also be capable of super slow-motion and HDR video capture in 1080p. On the software side of things, it will ship with Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), and sport the latest HTC Sense 5 user interface. The HTC One will also feature something called “Double HP techno Beats” technology for enhanced music experience.

HTC is all set to unveil its latest high-end flagship for the first half of 2013 at an upcoming event on February 19th. Rumors and leaks have already confirmed that the M7 will sport a quad-core Krait processor clocked at 1.7GHz and a 1080p display.

A new info graphic from HTC now suggests that the company’s M7 flagship might pack in some new camera and audio technology. Dubbed “Ultrapixel” by tech bloggers online, it is rumored that the M7 will pack in 3*4.3MP cameras in a technology similar to Nokia’s PureView to provide pictures with stunning clarity.

The infographic from HTC does not use the word “Ultrapixel” anywhere, but only states that “HTC kicks off a new sound and camera experience in 2013″. The HTC One X had a decent 8MP snapper and stellar camera software, but was overshadowed by the likes of Galaxy S3 and the PureView 920. Hopefully, with the M7, HTC will be able to bring about a major evolution in camera image quality.

Regarding the “sound” part? I just hope it is not a stupid marketing gimmick from HTC once again. With HTC struggling to make any profit and its stock prices plummeting, the Taiwanese maker has laid all its hopes on the M7.

Today, the folks over at ETradeSupply posted have posted a video comparing the chassis of HTC’s upcoming M7 handset with the Droid DNA. The latter is the company’s current flagship in the United States and in Japan (under the name Butterfly), while the former is going to be HTC’s first-half flagship for 2013.

Compared to the One X, the M7 is slightly taller and wider, while still being slightly short of the DROID DNA. It also does not feature a curved design of the current One series flagship. Instead, the M7 shares its design cues with the DROID DNA.

Surprisingly, the M7 sports a dedicated camera button, which is very rare to find in the Android ecosystem nowadays.

The chassis leak confirms the rumor of the M7 sporting a 4.7-inch S-LCD3 with full HD (1080p) resolution.

HTC is expected to unveil the M7 and other variants of the One series at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next month.

The HTC One X was not exactly a success for the Taiwanese maker last year. However, the company expects to bounce back with the release of the One X successor this year at Mobile World Congress.

While the world is yet to get its glimpse of the One X successor, codenamed the M7, the specs of the handset are all but known. The M7 will sport a 4.7 (5?)-inch 1080p S-LCD3 display, a quad-core Krait processor, 2GB of RAM, 32/64GB of storage, and a non-removable battery.

Now, the folks over at HTC Source have managed to get some more information about the M7 thanks to their insider. The M7 will not be sporting a unibody aluminum shell, and will pack some design cues from the DROID DNA. It will also have a “very nice looking beveled edge”, along with a new version of HTC Sense that features a “simple and clean UI”. I am not sure what the “simple and clean UI” statement here means, but if we are looking at a near-stock Android like experience on the M7 with just some minor tweaks and additions from HTC, then I am going to be among the first few people to get my hands on the phone.

The only worrying part is that HTC is currently testing the handset with Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean on-board. However, considering that the phone’s launch is still more than 1.5 months away, HTC has ample time to release the phone with Android 4.2 on-board.

With Mobile World Congress just a few months away, rumors and news about HTC’s One X successor have started making an appearance on the Internet. @evleaks who is known for leaking information about unreleased devices has posted on UnwiredView, some of the specs about the One X’s successor, codename M7.

The M7 will sport a 4.7-inch display but with a whopping 1080p HD resolution. The display will be better than the SLCD2 display on the One X with better viewing angles, outdoor visibility and color accuracy. Internally, the M7 will be packing in a powerful 1.7GHz quad-core processor from Qualcomm, along with 2GB of RAM.

Like the One X, HTC will be marketing the M7 with the same tagline “Amazing Camera, Authentic Sound”. On the camera side, HTC will be using a 13MP sensor with F/2.0 and capable of recording videos in 1080p full HD. The camera on the front will be a 2MP wide-angle view like on the 8X. HTC will be retaining the Beats Audio branding on the M7, and will be using a dedicated Beats amplifier as featured on the HTC 8X.

The M7 will have the One X downsides – a sealed 2300mAh battery and “only” 32GB of internal storage. Apart from all the other usual features such as GPS, LTE, the M7 is also expected to boast support for the next-generation Wi-Fi standard – 802.11 ac. Considering that 802.11ac based Wi-Fi routers are not yet a commonplace, I doubt that the inclusion of a 802.11ac Wi-Fi chip on the M7 is true.

HTC is expected to unveil the successor to the One X at MWC in Barcelona next year.